Shower hood



Jan. 1938. H. SCHINAITTACHER 2,105,956

SHOWER HOOD Filed May 20, 1937 Q) 111/4 A'I'IW Patented Jan. 18, 1938 ATENT Fries SHOWER HOOD Herman Schnaittacher, New York, N. Y., assignor to Venus Corporation, New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application May 20, 1937, Serial No. 143,685

5 Claims.

, made of rubberized waterproof material or the like, when applied to the head of the wearer and during the application of the shower, causes a sensation of suffocation to the user.

The object of the invention is to provide a shower hood which overcomes these objections. For this purpose, the improved hood comprises means for permitting the entrance of air, at the same time however preventing the entrance of any water. A transparent visor forming part of the hood provides a window and also serves to deflect the shower water away from the user thus affording a protection to the hair and eliminating the disagreeable sensation referred to.

The invention will be more fully described hereinafter, embodiments thereof illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and will be finally pointed out in the subjoined claims.

In the accompanying drawing:-

Figure l is a perspective View of my improved shower hood;

Figure 2 is a sectional view thereof;

Figure 3 is a detailed view of the visor construction;

Figure 4 is'a transverse section taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a rear view;

Figure 6 is a detailed View showing the anguiar portions which hold the transparent member forwardly of the hood; and

Figure '7 is a section taken on line 5-7 of Figure 6.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawing, and more particularly to Figure 1 thereof, a shower hood It is shown as formed from a one-piece portion ll joined by a seam 52 to a one-piece circular hood portion l3 by another seam i l. The lowermost portion of the shower hood or skirt is provided with a hem l5 through which elastic or other material designated as l6, may be inserted in the usual manner. The well-known hem is left open at the front which permits the fastening or tying of elastic or whatever form of fastening means is used.

The material of the hood is waterproof or oilsilk material, it is light in texture and enables the hood to be folded into a very tight and compact shape which facilitates the transportation and carrying of the same. When the hood is applied and the lower band fastened, the entire head is enclosed and protected.

As shower hoods now in use have the disadvantage of giving a sensation of sufliocation and in addition the objectionable feature that oil silk is not entirely transparent, the invention consists in providing a transparent front windowin the hood which consists therein that the hood enclosing portion I3 is first provided with an opening which is stitched along its marginal portion, and to this stitched portion is secured three sides of a transparent member ill, by additional stitching. The lowermost end H) of the transparent member l8 extends below the adjacent portion 29 of the window opening so as to provide an open space between the portion l3 and the transparent portion by which air is permitted to enter the hood, which latter feature contributes to a more agreeable use thereof. The portion at the lower part of the window opening is H shorter than the portion of the window extend ing beyond the same. It will be seen that water running down from the shower is deflected by the angular position of the transparent member I8, and due to the protruding and depending portion 2! of the transparent member l3, water is prevented from entering the hood.

A modified form of the invention consists in the provision of transparent material which may be celluloid or thelike forming angular portions and indicated by 23, as shown in Fig. 6. These angular portions also serve to hold the transparent member l8 outwardly away from the hood itself. The length of the portion 20 is shorter than that of the portion l9, and by this arrangement together with the angular side walls 23 g of the transparent member, the inclination of the transparent member i8 is assured. The portion 20 may be stiffened by any sort of stifiening material stitched thereto, such as a celluloid band, and such stiff material designated as 25, also serves to hold the portion 20 nearer to the face of the user by which it is kept inwardly of the outwardly protruding transparent member l8, which assures space for breathing.

Thus by this arrangement, the transparent member I8 and its inclination to the hood portion l3 and by the spacing of its lowermost edge H! from the edge 21! of the hood portion, an open space is provided permitting the entrance of air, with the added advantage that water is prevented from entering the hood. These are particularly desirable advantages, since when the hood is enclosed around the head in a manner to keep the Water from splashing up into the hair a feeling of smothering or a sensation of suffocation is experienced. The possibility of these unpleasant sensations is entirely eliminated by the combination of the open space and the transparent wall of the visor or portion I8.

Having described myinvention, it is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of construction and materials of the above specifically described embodiment of the invention without departing from the spirit thereof, such changes and modifications being restricted only by the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. A shower hood comprising a hood of waterproof material having a curved head covering top portion and a cylindrical head embracing portion extending to the neck of the wearer and having a window opening from substantially above the eyes to below the mouth of the wearer, and laterally beyond the eyes of the wearer, a window of transparent waterproof material secured at three edges of said opening, said window being free at the lowermost edge of the opening, and means separating the lowermost portion of the transparent window from the hood portion to provide air communication between the interior and the exterior of the hood.

2. A shower hood comprising waterproof material having a curved head covering top portion and a cylindrical head embracing portion extending to the neck of the wearer and having a window opening from substantially above the eyes to below the mouth of the wearer, and laterally beyond the eyes of the wearer at its front portion thereof, a window of transparent waterproof material secured at three edges of its opening and remaining unsecured at its lowermost edge and inclined in respect to the hood, and means separating the lowermost edge of the inclined transparent window from the hood portion to provide an air communication between the interior and the exterior of the hood.

3. A shower hood comprising waterproof material having a curved head covering top portion and a cylindrical head embracing portion extending to the neck of the wearer and having a window opening from substantially above the eyes to below the mouth of the wearer, and laterally beyond the eyes of the wearer, a Window of transparent waterproof material secured at three edges of said opening, said window being free at the lowermost edge of said opening, angular portions at each lower side of the celluloid window to space said window from the hood, said celluloid window extending below the lowermost edge of the opening in the hood, and means securing the celluloid window to the marginal edges of the opening in the hood at said three end portions thereof.

4. A shower hood comprising waterproof material shaped in the form of a hood extending to the neck of the wearer, a hem stitched along the marginal skirt portion of the hood and adapted to receive elastic or other material for fastening the hood, an opening in the hood at a portion thereof corresponding to the position of the eyes and nose of the wearer, a transparent member secured to the free marginal edges of said opening with the lowermost edge of the transparent member free from the hood, a stiffening member extending along the lowermost portion of the opening in said hood, and means projecting the lower portion of said transparent member away from the corresponding edge of the hood opening to provide an air communication space between the stiffened edge of the hood and the transparent member, said transparent member extending below said stiffened edge.

5. A shower hood comprising waterproof material shaped in the form of a hood extending to theneck of the wearer and having an opening in the hood at a portion thereof corresponding to the position of the eyes and nose of the wearer, a transparent member secured to the free marginal edges of said opening with the lowermost edge of the transparent member free from the hood, and means projecting the lower edge of said transparent member away from the corresponding edge of the hood opening to provide an air communication space between the transparent member and the adjacent edge of the hood opening, said transparent member extending below said adjacent edge.

HERMAN SCI-INAITTACHER. 

